Eat: Macelleria

Located in the heart of the Meatpacking District you'll find a little slice of Northern Italian heaven at MACELLERIA. Fresh meats, handmade pastas, and mozzarella cheese so good it will make you cry, the entire menu is to die for. Definitely pricey, but worth it for a celebration dinner (new job for the boyfriend), we started with the burrata, baked eggplant, prosciutto di parma, and of course great wine. Then it was on to the main courses - spaghetti carbonara (him) and ravioli stuffed with butternut squash in a brown butter sauce (me), I have never had anything better. Ever.

Aside from food, the ambiance was fantastic. Any place that makes you feel like you're actually in Italy is good in my book. Exposed brick (my kryptonite here in NY), vintage decor, and lots of wine line the walls. All in all, MACELLERIA makes for one special night.

Lower floor - seriously, how cool is that ceiling?!?!?

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Eat: Todd English Food Hall

Every time Restaurant Week rolls around in NYC I'm anxious to cross a new place off of my infamous list. This year it was the TODD ENGLISH FOOD HALL in the one and only Plaza Hotel, which was well worth the trip. The menu consisted of a shrimp cobb taco, lobster hush puppies, goat cheese with beet sauce ravioli and a crispy eggplant flatbread. While the food was absolutely delicious it was nice to just wander around and check out what else was there (Luke's Lobster anyone?). I'll be making a trip back very soon. 

Eat: Burger & Barrel

BURGER & BARREL has been on my list for quite some time, so after a week of craving a delicious, juicy burger I decided to treat my boyfriend to a dinner (while also satisfying my tastebuds). A cute little spot located on West Houston, B&B's sister restaurants are Lure Fishbar and El Toro Blanco (both also on the list), this place did not disappoint.

Eat: Catch NYC

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I confess. I have a list of NYC restaurants that i'd like to make my way to which has grown to over 170 (!!!) places. I got tired of always asking my friends where to go so I started keeping a list which has morphed to not just include restaurants that were recommended to me, but also includes places i've read about and/or seen while walking around or riding in a taxi, those that i've visited and my general thoughts on my experience while there.